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  1. Comment - U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against P2P

    (Jun 28, 2005 - 1:28 PM)

    Has anyone mentioned how valuable torrent downloads are for *nix ISO downloads? They help keep *nix (more) free, and alive.

    And what about megalithic updates like SP2. I got SP2 via torrent -- crc'd it of course. The M$ site was too dragged down to get it directly. Now my son downloads WarCrack updates via torrent as well.

    Finally, the big 40 egos, I mean artists, are stifling creativity in the industry. Who says that 3/4 of them deserve to be there?! p2p and any other user-controlled means (like libraries) allow the majority of us to vote and thus find new artistic talent.

    The RIAA is like Disney, who were not satisfied with their 50 year monopoly on Goofy, et al. Disney also hit congress to extend their monopoly another 20 or 25 years.

    I hear the sounds of dinosaurs mating.

    The music field has a greatly expanded listening audience now, thanks to p2p (and to a lesser extent libraries, and mp3 portable devices -- also fought over in the courts).

    Clearly p2p has numerous valuable uses, like cars and spray cans.

    By the way, props to all who have commented about the continuing erosion of our rights via the court system.